“All of this duplication of effort, all this extra work is only further overloading DHHS, making it that much more likely that the workers are going to miss a case of a child in danger,” said Richard Wexler of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform. Read More
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has decided to delay changes for six months that addiction treatment agencies had said would threaten their operations in the middle of an opioid crisis. Read More
It's still unclear how many facilities there would be, how many children they would house, how long residents would remain there, and who would run them. Read More
The services that exist today to help children with mental illness, autism and intellectual disabilities have their roots in key actions in the courts and state Legislature in the mid-1990s. Read More
The statement in a sworn affidavit sheds new light on how Dean and co-founder Emile Clavet decided to handle changes in the regional electricity market and their business. Read More
A battle in court between two prominent Auburn businessmen reveals more than a messy business breakup. The fight has uncovered financial ties to a man the federal government charged in February with operating illegal marijuana grows as part of a marijuana trafficking and money laundering ring. Read More
“It would set a very strong precedent if the Justice Department encourages prisons and jails in Massachusetts to provide opioid replacement therapy in a correctional setting. I think that would have ramifications for the entire country." Read More
